The Internet is rising up in protest on February 11th

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Need to read again 029

En route to Jazz, A Louisiana Kitchen, I pass The Google Fiber Space.
Google Fiber
“Up to one gigabit upload & download speed • Full channel TV lineup • 2 year contract • No data caps Nexus 7 tablet • 1 TV Box • Storage Box • Network Box • 1TB Google Drive • $120/mo + taxes and fees”
“Hi friends, Goldie Wilson III for Wilson Hover Conversion Systems. You know, when my Grandpa was Mayor of Hill Valley, he had to worry about traffic problems. But now, you don’t have to worry about traffic. I’ll hover convert your old road car into a skyway flyer! For only $39,999.95. So come on down and see me Goldie Wilson III, at any one of our 29 convenient locations. Remember, keep ‘em flying!
“Avery Brooks complains about no flying cars in a 2000 IBM commercial.”
Privacy is ‘off the table’ in a ‘post-9/11 world,’ says New York City police chief
Google Glass Picks Up Early Signal: Keep Out
“Google Glass, a wearable computer not yet formally released, is raising questions about whether it will distract drivers, upend relationships and strip people of what little privacy they still have in public.”
“‘Reject Voices That Warn About Government Tyranny’”
Automated License Plate Readers Threaten Our Privacy
“Co-Authored with Peter Bibring, Senior Staff Attorney at the ACLU of Southern California”
The justice system works swiftly in the future now that they’ve abolished all lawyers.

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